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More Seniors Are Dying In Falls. Doctors Could Do More To Reduce The Risk.
Doctors should assess older adults for the risk of falling, come up with individualized plans and refer seniors to physical therapists, occupational therapists and evidence-based programs.
1 In 6 Insured Hospital Patients Get A Surprise Bill For Out-Of-Network Care
On average, 16% of inpatient stays and 18% of emergency visits left a patient with at least one out-of-network charge, most of those came from doctors offering treatment at the hospital, according to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Study: Arkansas Medicaid Work Requirement Hits Those Already Employed
More than 95% of the Arkansas residents targeted by the state鈥檚 Medicaid work requirement were already working or met the criteria to be exempted from the mandate, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Por qu茅 la percepci贸n de 鈥渓o que es viejo鈥 cambia con la edad
Estudios muestran que los adultos mayores que se sienten m谩s j贸venes que su edad biol贸gica suelen vivir vidas m谩s largas.
Why Your Perception Of 鈥極ld鈥 Changes As You Age
Boomers are aging reluctantly but, for the most part, gracefully. Many even have found the secret to shaving a decade or more off their physical age.
Por qu茅 Amazon Alexa puede ser mala para la atenci贸n de salud
Las firmas de capital privado y de riesgo est谩n enamoradas de una legi贸n de nuevas empresas que promocionan los beneficios de las visitas m茅dicas virtuales… 驴son buenas?
Analysis: Why Alexa’s Bedside Manner Is Bad For Health Care
Amazon’s personal assistant is gaining medical skills to provide coaching or transmit and monitor patient data. Besides the loss of the human touch, virtual medicine pursued in the name of business efficiency or profit bodes ill.
An谩lisis: cambios en el sistema de salud eliminar铆an 2 millones de empleos, y est谩 bien
Cualquier reforma significativa requerir铆a una realineaci贸n importante del sector de atenci贸n m茅dica, que ahora es el mayor empleador en al menos una docena de estados.
Analysis: A Health Care Overhaul Could Kill 2 Million Jobs, And That鈥檚 OK
Reform has a cost. But the point of a health care system is to treat patients, not to buttress the economy.
How To Find And Use New Federal Ratings For Rehab Services At Nursing Homes
For the first time, the federal government is measuring the quality of rehab services in nursing homes for the millions of older adults who need post-hospitalization care.
Short-Staffed Nursing Homes See Drop In Medicare Ratings
In its latest update to the Nursing Home Compare website, the government gave 1,638 homes its lowest star rating for staffing 鈥 one star on its five-star scale. Most were downgraded because payroll records reported no registered-nurse hours at all for at least four days.
El legado de Mar铆a: estudiantes en Puerto Rico sufren de estr茅s post traum谩tico
Casi el 46% dijo que su casa estaba da帽ada. M谩s del 32% experiment贸 escasez de alimentos y agua. Y aproximadamente el 58% inform贸 que un amigo o miembro de su familia se hab铆a ido de la isla.
Hurricane Maria鈥檚 Legacy: Thousands Of Puerto Rican Students Show PTSD Symptoms
A survey of more than 96,000 students finds that 7.2% reported 鈥渃linically significant鈥 symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.
En 10 a帽os, adultos mayores de clase media no podr谩n pagar por atenci贸n m茅dica y vivienda
Para 2029, m谩s de la mitad de las personas mayores de ingresos medios tendr谩n recursos financieros anuales de $60,000 o menos, incluso si se incluye el valor agregado que tengan sus propiedades.
In 10 Years, Half Of Middle-Income Elders Won’t Be Able To Afford Housing, Medical Care
An eye-opening study of demographics and income finds that the costs of assisted-living care will soon be out of reach for people on fixed incomes 鈥 and their children.
Enfermedad del h铆gado graso afecta a ni帽os latinos como un 鈥渢sunami silencioso鈥
Investigaciones recientes muestran que cerca de 1 de cada 4 personas en el pa铆s sufre la enfermedad del h铆gado graso. Pero entre los latinos, la tasa es significativamente m谩s alta.
Liver Illness Strikes Latino Children Like A 鈥楽ilent Tsunami鈥
Potentially deadly fatty liver disease, linked to overconsumption of sugar in drinks and food, often starts in childhood. The goal: Get children to change their habits.
Workplace Wellness Programs Barely Move The Needle, Study Finds
New research published in JAMA detected some changes in healthy behavior like weight and stress, but little overall impact in workers鈥 health status or employer health care spending.
Consumers Rejected Drug Plan That Mirrors Trump Administration Proposal
What to know about PBMs and rebates ahead of the Senate drug price hearing on 鈥 you guessed it 鈥 PBMs.
Crece la preocupaci贸n por posible v铆nculo entre popular herbicida y el c谩ncer
El glifosato es el herbicida m谩s utilizado en los Estados Unidos, y probablemente en todo el mundo. Se usa en casi cada acre de ma铆z, algod贸n y soya cultivados en el pa铆s. La marca m谩s popular es Roundup.
